Michelle Obama Partners with PBS to Read to Kids Virtually
Thanks to PBS, viewers will be able to read along with Michelle Obama every week on PBS Kids in partnership with Penguin Random House....
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New Documentary Exposes Discrimination Toward Black Girls In U.S. Schools
PBS released a new documentary called PUSHOUT: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools, exposing the cruel treatment against school-aged black girls....
Tavis Smiley Ordered to Pay PBS $1.5 Million for Violating Morals Clause
After countersuing Tavis Smiley in his wrongful termination lawsuit, PBS wins $1.5 million after the jury found he violated his contract....
New Reality Show Mines Family Albums for Black History
In need of a black history lesson? You might start by watching the PBS debut of 'Family Pictures USA' on PBS Aug. 12th and 13th....
Tavis Smiley To ‘Fight Back’ After Show Is Suspended by PBS Over Sexual Harassment Allegations
PBS has suspended distribution of "Tavis Smiley" amid "troubling allegations" against the TV show's host. Now, Smiley says he intends to "fight back."...
New Maya Angelou Documentary to Debut on PBS for Black History
Maya Angelou’s poem And Still I Rise remains a triumphant anthem of transcendence over adversity. Now a documentary about her life embracing that theme is...
Renowned Black Journalist and PBS Anchor Gwen Ifill Dies at 61
"PBS NewsHour" and "Washington Week" TV anchor Gwen Ifill passed away Monday following a long battle with cancer at the age of 61....
Support Makes All the Difference
High school and college graduation are more like rites of passage for many Americans. In many communities it is assumed that young people will graduate...
Bank of America Partners with Ken Burns to Present PBS Documentary ‘Jackie Robinson’
Tonight, “Jackie Robinson,†the two-part documentary by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon, in partnership with Bank of America, premieres on PBS....
PBS Suspends ‘Finding Your Roots’ Amidst Slave Controversy
PBS has responded swiftly following an internal review regarding the purposeful omission of guest information by host Henry Louis Gates Jr....